Useful words for car problems? eg tracking.....
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try www.reverso.net and instead of translate, use the dictionary
Which is following a trail.
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try www.reverso.net and instead of translate, use the dictionary
To throw(add) a powder...........
This is fun.
Although I must admit that I dont know the big end translation, could anyone give me a few Spanish lessons, I need to brush up.....
All I know about the big end is that, it strikes terror into the heart of the motorist involved when it breaks down.
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That's similar to the one above by google, instead of rastreo it gave seguimiento! The problem with these translators is that they are used because we don't know the Spanish, so we have to blindly accept what they give us, and don't realise it can be completely wrong.
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You must admit that is is very entertaining though. Its like being a kid and looking up rude words in the dictionary.
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e·char un pol·vo Verb
1. have sex, be engaged in sexual intercourse; Synonyms: fornicar, hacer el acto sexual, hacer el amor, hacer el sexo, involucrarse en una relación sexual, tener relaciones sexuales, follar, subirse al guayabo; Tener relaciones sexuales fuera del matrimonio, generalmente prohibidas por las religiones.
I find it one of the better freebies, especially for sayings, expressions etc.
http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/diction...un%20polvo.php
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Try Word Magic Software, it gives the following,
e·char un pol·vo Verb
1. have sex, be engaged in sexual intercourse; Synonyms: fornicar, hacer el acto sexual, hacer el amor, hacer el sexo, involucrarse en una relación sexual, tener relaciones sexuales, follar, subirse al guayabo; Tener relaciones sexuales fuera del matrimonio, generalmente prohibidas por las religiones.
I find it one of the better freebies, especially for sayings, expressions etc.
http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/diction...un%20polvo.php
e·char un pol·vo Verb
1. have sex, be engaged in sexual intercourse; Synonyms: fornicar, hacer el acto sexual, hacer el amor, hacer el sexo, involucrarse en una relación sexual, tener relaciones sexuales, follar, subirse al guayabo; Tener relaciones sexuales fuera del matrimonio, generalmente prohibidas por las religiones.
I find it one of the better freebies, especially for sayings, expressions etc.
http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/diction...un%20polvo.php
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Exactly my point, the translation software that say google uses has no way of working that out, and it's highly likely you can end up with something that makes no sense. Whereas a human translator would not make that mistake, not if they are any good!
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One way round it is to use a specialist translator program and even they can fail if the user is non technical.
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All of which kind of justifies my question; I know a bit but not enough about cars to be able define the difference between steering & tracking (if any, see above!) so wondered if he was right to use a word that meant steering when it's a problem with the tyres - only one, actually - wearing unevenly. I guess I have to assemble a list of possible words, say them all to him & leave him to work out I don't want him to literally reinvent the wheel, just check what needs doing & if he can do it! Good job I know him from having bought tyres there for years!
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It is a great list, and a good help to many, but would you believe the OP asked about Tracking, and it is not on the list.
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Just done the same exercise with the same word.
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So presumably he has done the tracking on your car before so why not just ask him?
If he hasn't it probably needs it and is relatively cheap and is often done while you wait.
Jim
If he hasn't it probably needs it and is relatively cheap and is often done while you wait.
Jim
Last edited by Bigger Jim; May 1st 2010 at 3:53 pm.